47 Elizabeth II, A.D. 1998, Canada

Journals of the Senate

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Issue 71

Wednesday, June 10, 1998
1:30 p.m.

The Honourable Gildas L. Molgat, Speaker

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The Members convened were:

The Honourable Senators

Adams, Andreychuk, Atkins, Bacon, Beaudoin, Berntson, Bolduc, Bosa, Bryden, Buchanan, Butts, Callbeck, Carstairs, Chalifoux, Cochrane, Cohen, Comeau, Cook, Cools, Corbin, DeWare, Di Nino, Doody, Eyton, Fairbairn, Ferretti Barth, Fitzpatrick, Forest, Forrestall, Gauthier, Ghitter, Gigantès, Grafstein, Graham, Grimard, Gustafson, Hébert, Johnson, Johnstone, Joyal, Kenny, Keon, Kinsella, Lavoie-Roux, Lawson, LeBreton, Lewis, Losier-Cool, Lynch-Staunton, Maheu, Mercier, Milne, Molgat, Murray, Nolin, Pearson, Pépin, Perrault, Phillips, Poulin, Prud'homme, Rivest, Robichaud, (L'Acadie-Acadia), Robichaud, (Saint-Louis-de-Kent), Rompkey, Rossiter, St. Germain, Simard, Spivak, Stewart, Stollery, Stratton, Watt

PRAYERS

SENATORS' STATEMENTS

Some Honourable Senators made statements.

DAILY ROUTINE OF BUSINESS

Presentation of Reports from Standing or Special Committees

The Honourable Senator Milne, Chair of the Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs, presented its Eleventh Report (Bill C-220, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Copyright Act (profit from authorship respecting a crime)).

(The Report is printed as an Appendix)

With leave of the Senate, The Honourable Senator Milne moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Mercier, that the Report be adopted now.

After debate, The question being put on the motion, it was adopted. The Honourable Senator Bacon, Chair of the Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications, presented its Eighth Report (Bill C-15, An Act to amend the Canada Shipping Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts) without amendment.

The Honourable Senator Carstairs moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Bacon, that the Bill be placed on the Orders of the Day for a third reading at the next sitting.

The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.

The Honourable Senator Bacon, Chair of the Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications, tabled its Ninth Report (study on the state of transportation safety and security in Canada).-Sessional Paper No. 1/36-638S.

The Honourable Senator Bacon moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Joyal, P.C., that the Report be placed on the Orders of the Day for consideration at the next sitting.

The question being put on the motion, it was adopted. The Honourable Senator Nolin presented the following:

WEDNESDAY, June 10, 1998

The Standing Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration has the honour to present its

TWENTY-FIRST REPORT

Your Committee has examined and approved the supplementary budget presented to it by the Standing Committees on Aboriginal Peoples for the proposed expenditures of the said Committees for the fiscal year ending March 31, 1999 for its special study on the Royal Commission Report on Aboriginal People.

 

Professional and Other Services	$ 367,900
Transportation and Communication	137,500
All Other Expenditures	6,500
TOTAL	$ 511,900

Respectfully submitted,

PIERRE CLAUDE NOLIN

Acting Chair

The Honourable Senator Nolin moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Watt, that the Report be placed on the Orders of the Day for consideration at the next sitting.

The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.

Introduction and First Reading of Government Bills

A Message was brought from the House of Commons with a Bill C-45, An Act for granting to Her Majesty certain sums of money for the public service of Canada for the financial year ending March 31, 1999, to which they desire the concurrence of the Senate.

The Bill was read the first time.

The Honourable Senator Carstairs moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Cools, that the Bill be placed on the Orders of the Day for a second reading on Monday next, June 15, 1998.

The question being put on the motion, it was adopted. A Message was brought from the House of Commons with a Bill C-46, An Act for granting to Her Majesty certain sums of money for the public service of Canada for the financial year ending March 31, 1999, to which they desire the concurrence of the Senate.

The Bill was read the first time.

The Honourable Senator Carstairs moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Cools, that the Bill be placed on the Orders of the Day for a second reading on Monday next, June 15, 1998.

The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.

Tabling of Reports from Inter-Parliamentary Delegations

The Honourable Senator Losier-Cool tabled the following:

Report of the Canadian Branch of the Assemblée internationale des parlementaires de langue française, respecting its participation at the meeting of the AIPLF Cooperation and Development Committee, held in Geneva, Switzerland, from March 23 to 25, 1998.-Sessional Paper No. 1/36-639.

Report of the Canadian Branch of the Assemblée internationale des parlementaires de langue française, respecting its participation at the Conference on the Progress of Democratization in Africa, held in Libreville, Gabon, from March 30 to April 2, 1998.-Sessional Paper No. 1/36-640.

ORDERS OF THE DAY

GOVERNMENT BUSINESS

Bills

Third reading of Bill C-31, An Act respecting Canada Lands Surveyors.

The Honourable Senator Cook moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Lewis, that the Bill be read the third time.

The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.

The Bill was then read the third time and passed.

Ordered, That a Message be sent to the House of Commons to acquaint that House that the Senate have passed this Bill, without amendment. Order No. 2 was called and postponed until the next sitting.

Third reading of Bill C-39, An Act to amend the Nunavut Act and the Constitution Act, 1867.

The Honourable Senator Adams moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Watt, that the Bill be read the third time.

The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.

The Bill was then read the third time and passed.

Ordered, That a Message be sent to the House of Commons to acquaint that House that the Senate have passed this Bill, without amendment. Orders No. 4 to 6 were called and postponed until the next sitting.

OTHER BUSINESS

Senate Public Bills

Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator Kenny, seconded by the Honourable Senator Nolin, for the third reading of Bill S-13, An Act to incorporate and to establish an industry levy to provide for the Canadian Tobacco Industry Community Responsibility Foundation,

And on the motion in amendment of the Honourable Senator Nolin, seconded by the Honourable Senator Kenny, that the Bill be not now read a third time but that it be amended on pages 17 to 23 by deleting Part III.

In amendment, the Honourable Senator Keon moved, seconded by the Honourable LeBreton, that the Bill be not now read a third time but that it be amended:

(a) on page 1,

(i) by replacing the long title with the following:

"An Act to incorporate and to establish an industry levy to provide for the Canadian Anti-Smoking Youth Foundation", and

(ii) in clause 2, by replacing lines 15 and 16 with the following:

""Foundation" means the Canadian Anti-Smoking Youth"; and

(b) on page 3, in clause 4 by replacing lines 3 and 4 with the following:

"the Canadian Anti-Smoking Youth Foundation.".

After debate, The question being put on the motion in amendment, it was adopted.

The question being put on the motion in amendment of the Honourable Senator Nolin, seconded by the Honourable Senator Kenny, it was adopted.

The question then being put on the motion of the Honourable Senator Kenny, seconded by the Honourable Senator Nolin, for the third reading of Bill S-13, An Act to incorporate and to establish an industry levy to provide for the Canadian Anti-Smoking Youth Foundation, as amended, it was adopted.

The Bill was then read the third time and passed.

Ordered, That a Message be sent to the House of Commons to acquaint that House that the Senate have passed this Bill to which they desire their concurrence.

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Ordered, That all remaining Orders be postponed until the next sitting.

ADJOURNMENT

The Honourable Senator Carstairs moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Joyal, P.C.:

That the Senate do now adjourn.

The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.

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Changes in Membership of Committees Pursuant to Rule 85(4)

Standing Senate Committee on National Finance

The names of the Honourable Senators Forest and Robichaud (Saint-Louis-de-Kent) substituted for those of the Honourable Senators Grafstein and Mercier (June 9).

The names of the Honourable Senators Carstairs and Mercier substituted for those of the Honourable Senators Mercier and Robichaud (Saint-Louis-de-Kent) (June 10).

Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology

The names of the Honourable Senators LeBreton and Stollery substituted for those of the Honourable Senators Andreychuk and Gigantès (June 10).

Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications

The name of the Honourable Senator Rompkey substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Fitzpatrick (June 10).

Standing Senate Committee on Aboriginal Peoples

The name of the Honourable Senator Forest substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Fairbairn (June 10).

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